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3232Belle Australian landscape designers bookhttp://shaunmckenna.com/belle-australian-landscape-designers-book/
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:51:27 +0000http://shaunmckenna.com/?p=4573So pleased to be a part of this project with Caroline Robinson and Bauer Media Group.
Australian landscape designers are gaining a wide reputation for creating some of the most beautiful, sustainable and innovative gardens in the world. To celebrate the incredible talent of these Australian landscape designers Belle has teamed up with acclaimed Australian garden photographers to produce a truly stunning volume of images which capture the beauty, diversity and ingenuity of these gardens.

Populated with flowering native plants and the rather-less-welcome possum or two, this rolling fantasy garden in southeast Melbourne could be straight from the pages of May Gibbs. Caroline Robinson of Greenbits started this project about six years ago, when the Arts and Crafts-style house was being renovated. The sizable property sits on the corner of two streets lined with plane trees. In the garden, well-established trees, such as conifers and pittosporums, were shutting out the sun while fighting with the majestic council trees on the other side of the fence. “The garden was dark, dusty and overgrown, with no outlook,” says Caroline, and the owners had no incentive to use it. Much of the project entailed subtraction rather than addition, starting with the trailing ivy that engulfed the house, which was removed in the renovation, while Caroline “nursed the client through the removal of the trees” that opened up the space. “The owners wanted a traditional garden,” she says, “nothing showy, but one that reflected the style of the house and the red-brick paths, with different areas they could retreat to according to the seasons.” Existing hard landscaping, such as the winding brickwork, driveway and pool, had to stay. A house like this “screams” to use bluestone, she says. “It’s complementary to the brick and teams well with a garden of this scale.” So it’s used in stepping stone pavers, providing access through the garden beds, lawn edging and the entertaining area. Add to that Caroline’s signature look of hills and mounds. “They can be preferable to a retaining wall — after all, there are none of those in the wild. Planting really had to do its job in binding the soil together rather than costly, unsightly and bulky retaining walls. But I love how the different spaces literally roll into each other.” Meanwhile, broad, deep garden beds, using mixed planting to maximum effect, provide a foil to the plane trees over the fence while, paradoxically perhaps, almost bringing them into the garden. An Elaeocarpus reticulatus (blueberry ash) hedge offers privacy and frames the planes without being at odds with them, while Pyrus nivalis trees form a forest through the front garden, subtly picking up on the grey bluestone and the foliage of the blueberry ash, while drawing the eye to the house from the street. Perennial flowers “pop up” all the time, says Caroline. Shown are purple Limonium perezii (sea lavender) in full flight next to Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender), just about to bloom. Drifts of lomandra grass soften the effect, offering evergreen foliage throughout the seasons. Possums and plane trees both posed problems here. Caroline chose toxic or indigestible dry-leaved plants, natives such as Elaeocarpus reticulatus, grasses and exotic euphorbia to deter the possums but the plane trees proved trickier. “These trees leech nutrients from the soil and create different light conditions, making it difficult to achieve a streamlined effect. We had to throw this look out the door and went with a controlled random effect. The plants slowly blur through the garden as it changes with the light, yet everything still feels cohesive.” The garden as it is today is just a stepping stone on a longer journey. “It is a work in progress, like any heavily planted garden should be,” says Caroline. “If the bones are right, fine tuning happens as the garden grows and changes. And, as the clients become more adventurous with their choices, they can further inject their personality into the space. It’s great to still be involved.” greenbits.com.au

Greenbits is a boutique landscape architecture studio located in Melbourne, Australia

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Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:46:56 +0000http://shaunmckenna.com/?p=4567This offers flexibility and creativity. By allowing the studio and lighting to come directly to your warehouse, factory floor or office – high quality photography can be achieved at your convenience. In this case working with the gang again at Bennelong Funds Management, to provide them with individual Head shots and a group portrait of the sales team.

To find a suitable buyer your property requires maximum exposure across a wide range of media.

To sell your property you will need exposure on property websites like Real Estate.com.au and Domain: Real Estate.

It’s really not enough to say, “Pictures of your home listing are very important!”. They are *imperative* to your success in marketing your property. Spending the money for some high resolution, staged photographs that show the buyers exactly what you want them to see.

Decent quality pictures make a subtle statement about the home’s value; obviously a home that has been given stellar photographic treatment must be worth such treatment. Giving home buyers great pictures to look at is going to be what makes them call or email. You can spout facts and figures all over the listing, but it won’t equal the power of the beautifully staged photographs of the “large sitting room, perfect for entertaining” and the “stunning view of the pool”.

18 Pine Ave, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia

18 Pine Ave, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia

18 Pine Ave, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia

18 Pine Ave, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia

18 Pine Ave, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia

]]>420 States Championships @ MYChttp://shaunmckenna.com/420-states-championships-myc/
Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:15:52 +0000http://shaunmckenna.com/?p=4543Last day of the 420 Victorian State titles at Mornington Yacht Club. Its been a great way to spend the long weekend.

Another day another toy! With more and more clients asking for video. I’ve purchased GoPro’s latest release HERO7 Black, which will compliment the Canon EOS 5D video.

The excellent quality of this camera captures plenty of fine detail but most importantly allows me the opportunity to use all of my l-series Canon lenses.

Mounting the 5D to the dji Ronin-S gimbal enables the freedom of shooting stabilised shots on the move. To round it all off I can put a camera in the sky with the dji Mavic Air capturing 4K video and still images.

This all works exceptionally well with my long history in film and television, both in Australia and overseas: Hong Kong, Malaysia, London and Germany. As an Editor, Visual Effects Artist and Visual Effects Director, I am able to put together any type of project.

dji Mavic Air capturing 4K video and still images

]]>Timelapse photographyhttp://shaunmckenna.com/timelapse-photography/
Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:57:57 +0000http://shaunmckenna.com/?p=4512I had to bring my work home to capture this event. Its not everyday I can get my boys off the couch but this project saw the whole family fully engaged in the pool painting business!

]]>Epworth Annual Reporthttp://shaunmckenna.com/epworth-annual-report/
Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:33:56 +0000http://shaunmckenna.com/?p=4363Having worked with the Epworth Group for many years on numerous diverse projects, I recently had the opportunity to supply the majority of the photography for their Annual Report.
Here is the direct link to a PDF version of the annual report.Epworth Annual Report

]]>Kronos Executive Summithttp://shaunmckenna.com/kronos-executive-summit/
Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:18:55 +0000http://shaunmckenna.com/?p=4253It was a motivating day at Kronos. Holding their 3rd annual Retail & Hospitality Executive Summit. Held in a much loved Melbourne landmark, The Rialto InterContinental Melbourne. The event was kicked off by Charlie DeWitt, Managing Director of ANZSEA and followed by the keynote speaker James O’Loghlin who is best known for The New Inventors on ABC.

`I fly only commercial leading drones, carrying industry leading cameras. This ensures my clients are provided with the very best in aerial photography.

My extensive background in film and television, visual effects and directing, enables me to utilise drone technology in ways others could not envisage. I have complete control of the HD and 4k video camera whilst the drone is in the air; from the exposure settings to full pan and tilt on the 3 axis stabilised gimbal.

This ensures I have complete flexibility in the shots I take.

I have worked on corporate drone photography jobs at sea, inside warehouses and industrial centres and difficult to negotiate sites.

So for the next project you are planning ask whether Shaun McKenna Photography can assist in growing your business by using unique images to enhance your project, print media or social media footprint.